[alt-photo] Re: applying PVA size

[Diana Bloomfield]

Dan,

I should probably add that the only paper I've really been using for  
gum printing, with the PVA, is BFK Rives.  So your paper choice may  
certainly make a difference whether you dilute this or not.  For some  
reason, the PVA just seems to work really well for me on this paper,  
in an undiluted state.  I was showing someone how to use this  
recently, though, and when I watched her brush it on, undiluted, I was  
kind of horrified by how heavy-handed she was with it.  Although I  
pointed it out, she did go ahead and use it, and the image did  
immediately wash off.  So when I say a 'very thin coat, undiluted,' I  
mean I really do use a light touch.

Diana
On Mar 4, 2010, at 12:05 PM, dan jones wrote:

> diana
> thanks for the info...and just to make sure...it is the gamblin  
> sizing product, and you do dilute it ....
>
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